Bottle-capper



H. G. RICE.

BOTTLE CAPPER. APPLICATION FILED NOV.29,1920.

1,376,583; I Patented May 3, 1921.

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BOITLE CAPPER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-29, 920.

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BOTTLE-GAPPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 3, 1921.

Application filed November 29, 1920. Serial No. 427,004.

To all whom it may concerto:

Be it known that I, HAROLD G. Rron, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Bottle-Capper, of which the following is aspecification.

It is theobject of thisinvention to provide a bottle capper which,although made out of relatively thin stock, will have the necessarystrength, the parts being so shaped and disposed with respect to eachother that reinforcement will be provided where reinforcement is needed.The invention aims to provide novel means for imparting reciproeatingmovement to a rider which carries the capping head, the constructionbeing such that the rider may be adjusted rapidly, upon occasion.

Within the scope of what is claimed, a mechanic may work changes in theprecise structure shown, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the drawings :--Figure 1 shows in side elevation, a bottle oapperconstructed in accordance with the invention; Fig. 2 is an elevationwherein the capper is viewed at right angles to the showing of Fig. 1;Fig. 3 is a cross section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a sectionon the line 44 of Fig. 1;

Figs. 5 and 6 are elevations showing opposite sides of the rider.

The capper comprises a frame 1 including a foot plate 2 havingupstanding flanges 3, the forward edges of which slant downwardly asshown at 4. Arms 5 are pro vided, the arms being trough-shaped in crosssection, so that the arms, although made out of light stock, will havethe moss sary strength. The upper ends of the arms 5 are curved inwardlyas shown at 6 and merge into flat strips 7 which are in contact. In theforward edges of the strip 7, notches are formed, the notchescooperating to form a rack 8. The arms 5 are provided at their lowerends with flat extensions 9 overlapped on the flanges 3 and connectedthereto by securing elements 10. The flanges 3 project forwardly fromthe extensions 9, as shown at 11, thus enhancing the strength of theconnection between the arms 5 and the foot plate 2. The strips 7 areconnected by securing devices 12. There are holes 50 in the foot plate2, to the end that the capper may be mounted on a table, shelf or othersupport.

having a first extension 18, and the other side having a secondextension 17, the eX- tensions being disposed in parallel relation.

The first extension 18 is provided in its lower edge with a notch 20defining an inner wing 21 prolonged transversely of the rider intoengagement with the second extension 17. The first extension 18 issupplied with an outer wing 22 prolonged transversely of the rider, intoengagement with the second extension 17. The second extension 17 has anotch 23 in its upper edge. The sides 16 are provided at their forwardedges with cars 19 locatedabove the extensions 17-18, the ears beingunited by a securing device 24. The strips 7 of the frame 1 are receivedslidablyin the space defined by the rear Wall 15, the sides 16, theinner wing 21 and the ears 19.

A lever 25 is located between the extensions 17 and 18 and is fulcrumedon-a pivot element 27 mounted in the extensions. The outer wing 22constitutes a stop limiting the downward swinging movement of the lever.A U-shaped handle 34 is secured to the lever 25 by rivets 35 or thelike. At its inner end, the lever 25 is supplied with a segment 26meshing into the rack 8. The notch 23 in the extension 17 exposes therack 8 and the segment 26 at their place of meshing, to provide for theegress of dirt, the lever being in slidable contact with the firstextension 18 at a point opposite to the notch, thereby to preventlateral movement of the lever or the segment.

The numeral 28 designates a capping head of inverted cup-shape, providedat its lower edge with an outwardly slanting crimping flange 29. Acushion 30, of rubber or the like, is retained in the head 28 and has anopening 31 enhancing the resiliency of the cushion. Studs 32 are formedinte rally with the lower ends of the extensions 1 and 18. The studsextend through the top of the head and are riveted thereto, as shown at33.

When the lever 25 is swung upwardly or downwardly, the segment 26cooperates with the rack 8 and causes a reciprocation of the rider 14and the capping head 28. When quick adjustment of the rider 14 isdesired, the lever 25 may be swung until the segment is out of mesh withthe rack 8. Then, the rider 14 may be slid along the members 7 In thisway, the capping head 28 may be adiusted properly to correspond with theheight of the bottle, before the rider 14 and the head are forceddownwardly by the cooperation between the segment and the rack whenthe'lever 25 is operated.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In a bottlecapper, a rider fashioned from, a single plate formed int-o a rear wall,and sides having first and second extensions, the first extension havinga notch in its lower edge,the notch defining an inner wing prolongedtransversely of the rider into engagement with the second extension, thesecond extensionhaving a notch in its upper edge, the sides beingprovided at their forward edges with ears located above the extensions,and a securing device connecting the ears; a frame comprising a rackreceived slidabl'y in the space defined by the rear wall,

the sides, the inner wing and the ears; a lever located between theextensions and fulcrumed thereon,the lever including a segment meshingwith the rack, the notch in the second extension exposing the rack andthe segment at their place of meshing, to provide for the egress ofdirt, the lever being in contact with the extension at a point oppositeto said notch; anda capping head carried by the extensions.

2. In a bottle capper, a foot plate provided with upstanding flanges;arms which are trough-shaped in cross se ion. the arms being inwardlyextended at their upper ends and terminating in flat strips which are incontact with each other, the strips having notches which cooperate toform a rack, the arms having flat lower extensions over lapped on theflanges of the foot plate; securing devices connecting the lowerextensions of the arms with the flanges; a securing device uniting thestrips; a rider slidable on the strips, the inwardly extended upper endsof the arms forming stops cooperating with the rider to limit thedownward movement of the rider; a capping head carried by the rider; anda lever fulcrumed on the rider and including a segment meshing into therack and coacting therewith to impart reciprocating movement to therider and the head, the lever being movable into approximate parallelismwith the rack, thereby to disengage the segment from the rack and topermit a free sliding movement of the rider on the strips toward andaway from the stops.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signature.

HAROLD G. RICE.

